Something About a Monday

Mondays get a bad wrap - and I was one of those haters when I was working too.  I understand liking Monday depends on what Monday means.  Vacation Monday is way different than start-of-the-work-week Monday and way different than I'm-not-working Monday.

For me, right now, Mondays represent back to MY STUFF.  My self-care, alone time, quiet house, weekly to-do list (I love a list) and 5 days of rinse and repeat.  I'm in a phase of enjoying Monday - a mini new beginning, filling up the tanks.

I thought today was starting out rough, but the skies parted and all the "things" turned out to be nothing.  Espresso machine NOT broken.  Dog food NOT empty.  Computer NOT broken (just an hour update and now all is well).  Bring it Monday!

Anyway, today is buy tickets to Rachel Hollis event in June.  I've been watching her stories on Instagram and I like her "live" much more than her book.  Three of the 4 of our PHB circle are planning to go - fingers crossed we can get the tickets before they sell out.  I'm excited to go and excited to meet these ladies.  Connection, saying YES, having an adventure - it's all what I need to push myself to do.

I need to be home at 1 o'clock for the tickets so lunch became brunch with a friend this morning.  My hair appointment was changed to tomorrow because my hairdresser had a business conflict.  I have a nail appointment later in the week and heading to the jeweler with my son to RING SHOP (I'm gaining a daughter-in-law)!!!!  Then packing to go away with hubby for our anniversary - more on that later.

I'm supposed to meet up with a PHB local person, but she's MIA on responding to our Friday date.  I have a feeling it's not happening and even if it does, I don't hold out much thought that we'll become friends.  Pet peeve - we decided on Friday 10 days ago and now haven't heard ANYTHING back.  Where, what time, what are we doing??  How hard is it to plan - to give a quick answer back?  It's "holding" my day and that's annoying -- especially since she might be cancelling.  We only communicate through the network and I'm left hanging.  Can't deal with peeps like that on a regular basis.

I'm going to try an easy workout this morning.  My shoulder is hurting, but I'm curious if that changes if I workout.  If it's no worse, I'm back to workouts.  Not working out is hard.  I need to sweat!

Here are a couple of dog pictures for your Monday enjoyment.

My sister sent this for Aspen, but she doesn't understand how to use it!
Duke LOVES it!

3 of the 6 dogs here yesterday.  We've become THOSE people.
Zoey, Duke and Archie AND my swag wine shirt!

Last thought for today.  My coach, Holly posted on Instagram highlighting the difference between ALL IN and all-or-nothing.  It was a good message.  How do you go all in without activating that perfection all-or-nothing?  The answer is resilience  - it's okay to fall, okay to take steps backwards.  ALL IN isn't a straight line.  All in is NOT giving up.  I needed to hear it.

Have to run after the computer update that said 12 minutes took an hour - not shocking, but there went my computer time this morning.

Fingers crossed for Rachel Hollis tickets - it's a big day!  Later gators.